I say commemorate because the people involved in the Selma march (there were white folks there, too), were not welcome there. They knew they could be killed. They knew they would have no place to sleep, probably not much food, and certainly not much help. They didn’t care. They knew that what they were fighting for was right and, as with our forefathers, believed it was worth losing everything for, even dying for. They deserve to be remembered and honored.

I say celebrate because we celebrate the sacrifices made that day in Selma by people of all colors. The actions of those people that day sparked and continued a movement that couldn’t and won’t be stopped!

Jump ahead 50 years. We have a black president, a black attorney general, and many positions of authority at the White House are filled by people who have black skin (sorry, I’m not calling them all “African American” because I have been told by many blacks that they are not all of African descent, some are from Belize, Jamaica, and so on). We have come a long way in 50 years. Are we perfect? No! I believe the Bible says let the one without sin cast the first stone! However, we are still the best country to be living in on this planet. Yes, I believe in American exceptionalism! Even with our faults, people still have more opportunity here than any group of countries on the planet!

I have to first say, the president made many good and honest remarks in his speech about the sacrifices made that day for black Americans. But it stops there.

He then went down the political rabbit trail. He mentioned Ferguson, not to say we were wrong and jumped to conclusions with “Hands up don’t shoot!” No, he talked about the report. And he said “the Justice Department’s report on the Ferguson, MO police department shows that not enough has changed in the country with respect to race relations.” Really? He is using the report from one police department and applying it to all police departments across the whole country? Really?

The DOJ, run by his buddy Eric Holder, said there was no crime committed by the police officer in this incident. How much time did mainstream media give to that? Not much at all. Where are the leaders in the black community speaking to the issue of the truth of what really took place in Ferguson?

It’s interesting how the leader of the Democrat Party, President Obama, who wanted to pull God out of their platform, seemed to have no problem invoking and reading Scripture from the Bible. Where are the Freedom from Religion Freaks when you need them? Or the American Humanist Association? They left us flat. Why don’t they come out and threaten to sue the president for reading from the Bible or using God bless America? Because they’re cowards. But that’s a story for another day.

The president insinuated that the Voters Rights Act has been trampled on by asking people to simply prove who they are. And this is somehow setting black Americans back 50 years? I’m not going to beat it to death, but even the Supreme Court, in their ruling against the DOJ’s authority to step into states’ business before any rights are violated, said that we do not have the same problems today as they did when this was enacted. And El Presidente said essentially the same thing at Selma! (U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in June 2013 in a case from Shelby County, Alabama, eliminating the Justice Department’s ability under the Voting Rights Act to identify and stop potentially discriminatory voting laws before they take effect.)

President Obama, in a radio interview in October of 2014 said, “Most of these laws are not preventing the overwhelming majority of folks who don’t vote from voting.” Obama said during the interview with Rev. Al Sharpton, “Most people do have an ID. Most people do have a driver’s license. Most people can get to the polls. It may not be as convenient, it may be a little more difficult.” (Insert cricket sound here.) Well, we’re done here! You believe the president about everything else, why not this?

Most Americans feel you should have a picture ID to vote as long as the states make them easy to obtain. That doesn’t mean you walk up to the window, tell them who you are and get your ID. Even former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker agreed, photo ID’s are necessary to stop voter fraud.

Yes, President Obama used Selma to talk politics. On a day that important, and with such meaning in U.S. history, can’t we just stay away from political agendas? Can’t we simply applaud and appreciate all the work that Dr. King and his team accomplished?

Wouldn’t this have been the perfect opportunity, Mr. Obama to jump on that great man’s coat tails and push for peaceful protests, stronger family values, less dependence on government, and more reliance on family and church? Those are things that unite both sides, rather than further divide.

I have to wonder if the president has the same fortitude and conviction that Dr. King had. Would he be willing to lay his life down for righteousness and freedom for everyone? To quote from the same book the president did, “Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

I don’t believe he would, but I’ve been wrong before! Stay vigilant America…

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